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Lopez-Monroy v. Wal-Mart Stores Tex., LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GALVESTON DIVISION
Aug 8, 2019
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-00051 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2019)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-00051

08-08-2019

GUADALUPE LOPEZ-MONROY Plaintiff. v. WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, LLC; and CHRISTOPHER MACIOCHA Defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION

On July 8, 2019, Plaintiff's Opposed Motion to Remand (Dkt. 18) was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Dkt. 20. On July 23, 2019, Judge Edison filed a Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 24) recommending that Plaintiff's Opposed Motion to Remand (Dkt. 18) be GRANTED.

No objections have been filed to the Memorandum and Recommendation. Accordingly, the Court reviews the Memorandum and Recommendation for plain error on the face of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); see also, FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3).

Based on the pleadings, the record, and the applicable law, the Court finds that there is no plain error apparent from the face of the record. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that:

(1) Judge Edison's Memorandum and Recommendation (Dkt. 24) is APPROVED and ADOPTED in its entirety as the holding of the Court;

(2) Plaintiff's Opposed Motion to Remand (Dkt. 18) is GRANTED;

(3) This action, originally numbered 18-CV-1107 by the Galveston County District Clerk, is REMANDED back to the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Texas, effective immediately; and

(4) A certified copy of this order will be mailed by the Clerk of this court to the Clerk of the 56th District Court of Galveston County, Texas entitling that Court to proceed with the action according to the laws of the State of Texas.

It is so ORDERED.

SIGNED at Galveston, Texas, this 8th day of August, 2019.

/s/_________

George C. Hanks Jr.

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Lopez-Monroy v. Wal-Mart Stores Tex., LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GALVESTON DIVISION
Aug 8, 2019
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-00051 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2019)
Case details for

Lopez-Monroy v. Wal-Mart Stores Tex., LLC

Case Details

Full title:GUADALUPE LOPEZ-MONROY Plaintiff. v. WAL-MART STORES TEXAS, LLC; and…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS GALVESTON DIVISION

Date published: Aug 8, 2019

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-00051 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2019)

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